To install Convex Chef locally, the prerequisites are:
This video introduces Convex Chef, an open-source AI full-stack application builder. It highlights Chef's ability to generate complete, functional applications from a single prompt, including features like databases, real-time UIs, authentication, and background workflows. The video also provides a detailed guide on how to set up and run Chef locally for free, showcasing its capabilities with examples like a Notion clone and a shared expense app.
Chef distinguishes itself from other AI app builders by its capability to generate not just front-end mockups, but complete, functional applications with a fully coded backend. This includes features like a built-in database, authentication system, file uploads, real-time UIs, and background workflows, all generated from a single natural language prompt. The video emphasizes that Chef can fluently code out a backend, which is a key differentiator from tools that primarily focus on UI generation.